Combined folding camp chair and stool.



N0. 654,22l. Patented July 24, I900.

F. X. BRODEUR. COMBINED FOLDING CAMP CHAIR AND STOOL.

(Application filed Mar. 19, 1900.)

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No. 654,22l. Patented July 24, I900 F. X. BRUDEU-R.

COMBINED FOLDING CAMP CHAIR AND STOOL. (Application filed mi. 19, 1900.)

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FRANooIs X. BRODEUR, or LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS;

COMBINED FOLDING CAMP CHAIR AND STGOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,221, dated July24:, 1900.

Application filed March 19,1900. serial No. 9,146. \No 551,)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANQOIS X. BRODEUR, of Lynn, county of Essex, andState of Massachusetts, have made certain newaud useful Improvements ina Combined Folding Camp Chair and Stool, of which the following is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top planview of my improved chair adjusted for use, the canvas seat proper beingindicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3,a plan view showing the different parts knocked down and in position tobe assembled for forming the chair or gathered into a roll fortransportation. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the parts collected intosuch a rollfand Fig. 5 a side elevation showing the parts assembled toform a camp-stool.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe different figures of the drawings. 7

My invention relates especially to an improvementin adjustable chairswhich may be employed for the purposes of a can1p-bed, which may readilybe knocked down and the parts easily assembled into a compact bundleeasily for transportation by sportsmen, soldiers, 850., and which mayalso be adjusted to form a stool for use by artists and in similaroccupations.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the frame of the chair considered as awhole. This frame consists, primarily, of two side sections B 0. (SeeFig. 3.) Each of these sections comprises three members 10, 12, and 13,the members 10 and 12 being pivoted together at 14. and the members 12and 13 similarly connected at 15. Both ends of the members 10 arenotched at 16, as best shown in Fig. 5. One end of each member 12 isnotched at 17, and adjacent each end of each of said members 12 alongitudinal slot 18 19 is respectively formed, said slots having asquared and a cir cular portion somewhat resembling a keyhole; Themembers 13 have both ends notched at 20, and a similar keyhole-slot 21is formed adjacentoneend. Adjacenttheoppositeend a circular opening 22is cut, as best shown in.

Fig. 5.

'lwo detachable cylindrical rods 25 and 26 (see Fig. 3) are employed.kerfed adjacent each end at 27, forming a squared portion designed toenter the rectangular portions of the keyholes described and lockagainst rotation.

The seat proper, D, comprises two cylina for transportation, as shown inFig. 4.

To adjust the device to form a reclining= chair, the parts are disposed.on the floor or ground substantially in the order shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, with the sections B C parallel. The operator now turns thelong arms of the members 10 of each section B O upward from the left toright, as viewed, and in like manner turns the long arm of members 13upward in the opposite direction, or from right to left, as viewed,thereby disposing said long arms on the opposite sides of their pivots14.- and from what they are when folded. Now a rod 26 is passed throughthe circular openings in the short arms of the members 13, so that thesquared portions 27 thereof project beyond said members. Over thesesquared portions the notch 16 in the ends of the short arms of members10 are respectively passed. Then the second rod is passed through thekeyholes 18 in the short arms of the members 12 and dropped into therectangular portions thereof. This arranges the parts in the positionshown in Fig. 2, forming trusses of the members and looking them againstrotation on the key-rods when weight is applied to the free or now upper ends of the members 10 and 13. The seat proper, D, is now adjustedby dropping its squared or key rods 30 into the end'notches 16 and 20 ofthe long arms of the members 10 and 13. As indicated by dotted lines inFig.

These rods are;

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2, the pitch of this seat may readily be adjusted by unwinding thecanvas 32 from said rolls or rods, dififerent heights being desirablefor different use. 5 To form the stool H shown in Fig. 5, the seatproper, D, is disconnected from the frame andthe rod 26 removed, freeingmember 10. Said frame is then inverted, so that the ends of the longarms of members 12 and 13 rest on the ground. The rod 26 just removedfrom circular opening 22 is adjusted in the slots 21 of the long arms ofmembers 13, and the long arms of members 10, which in this form areidle, are swung up and rest on ends of said rod 26. Now the canvas 32 ofseat proper, D, is rolled up to the proper length on its rods 30 andsaid rods are dropped into the notches and 17 of the members 13 and 12,respectively. Then the key-rod is removed from the short-arm slots 18 ofmembers 12 and dropped into the slots 19 of their long arms. Thiscompletes the stool, as shown in Fig. 5, the legs formed by long arms ofmembers 12 and 13 being held from spreading by the seat proper and themembers 10 being idle. lo knock down for bundling when in this form, itis only necessary to remove key-rods, then remove seat-rods, and themembers 10, 12, and 13 will drop downward, and by reversing member 13 onits pivot will assume positions shown in Fig. 3.

It will be seen, as shown in Fig. 1, that the parts are so constructedas to necessitate springing somewhat of members, as 13, which adds tothe rigidity when used as a chair.

The advantages of cheapness, lightness of material necessary, andcompactness when knocked down are obvious.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is-- A knockdown chaircomprising two sections B, C, respectively composed of three memberscorresponding members in the two sections being arranged in parallelismthe first and second of said members in each section being pivotallyconnected a determined distance from corresponding ends and the secondand third of said members being pivotally connected a determineddistance from their opposite ends; registering keyholes in thecorresponding arms respectively of the second and third members of saidsections; notches in the ends of said members; key-rods fitted to beinserted in said keyholes whereby corresponding arms of correspondingmembers of said sections may be detachably connected; and a flexibleseat provided with winding rods fitted to be entered and held againstrotation in the notches of corresponding arms of corresponding membersof said sections whereby said sections may be detachablyconnectedsubstantially as described.

FRANQOIS X. BRODEUR.

Witnesses:

O. M. SHAW, F. M. SHUTE.

